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Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita

One of the 20th Century's most scandalous books was published in 1955 - Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov.

One of the 20th century's most scandalous books was published in 1955. Lolita, by Russian 茅migr茅 Vladimir Nabokov, tells the story of the relationship between middle-aged Humbert Humbert and teenager Dolores Haze - known as Lolita.

(Photo: Visitors look over a poster of Lolita by Stanley Kubrick during the 'Palazzo delle Esposizioni' exhibition in Rome, 2004. Credit: Vincenzo Pinton/AFP/Getty Images)

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